Hat-pouncing machine



PATE T OFFICE. 1 I

FREDERICK F. CAMPBELL, OF NEWARK, NEYV JERSEY.

HAT-PQUNCING MACHINE}- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.293,715, dated February 19, 1884.

Application filed November 26, 1883. (No model.)

full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersof reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

The obj ect of this invention is to provide a hatpouncing machine simplein construction, effective in operation, upon or by which a hat can bepounced entirely, both the rim and crown, and also to effect what isknown as a reversed nap,- formed by pouncing the hat one way, and thenpouncing it in the opposite way, or against the nap, by the sameoperator, without necessitating a transfer to a second workman, thusgreatly improving the quality and increasing the rapidity of the work.

The invention consists in the operation, construction, and arrangementof the several parts, as will be hereinafter set forth and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation ofamachine illustrating my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing amodification of form and arrangement of the treadle-bars, 850. and Fig.3 is a longitudinal sectionof one of the supportingblocks in Fig. 1.

In carrying out myinvention I employ two separate and independentshafts, A,driven by pulleys A, and working in suitable bearings, O 0,having secured to the inner ends thereof pouncing-blocks B B, eithercylindrical or conical, placed at a suitable distance apart, so as toallow working-space, and still be within the reach of the operator.

G are arms or levers, preferably curved as shown in Fig. 1, so as topermit the hat to be passed over the blocks 11, and pivoted to the frameof the machine at a, Fig. 1. To one end of said curved levers areattached the automatically-adj ustable supporting-blocks b, as shown inFigs. 1 and 2, said blocks 6 being arranged to press or support the hatagainst the revolving pouncing-blocks.

In order to regulate the pressure of said ployed on the same lot ofhats.

blocksb and allow them to accommodate themselves to the varyingthickness of the hatbodies, I provide either a rubber covering for theblock b or place elastic pieces 0, either rubber or springs beingadapted for the pur pose, between said block and the arm 0, as shown inFig. 1. Bolts d pass through the elastic pieces and the arm 0, and aresecured on the under side thereof by thumb-screws, as shown in Figs. 1and 3. The preferred form for securing an elastic or accommodatingsupporting-block is shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The other ends of the armsor levers G are provided with slotsf, and connected by the link orconnecting-piece 9, having bolts or pins working in said slots.

h is the bar connecting the link 9 with the treadle z.

A-spring, j, may be used to assist the fall ing of the curved levers andblocks b away from the pouncing-blocks, as indicated in'Fig.

1,'being secured to the link 9 and guide Z, through. which the bar hpasses.

In operating the machine the hat is first pounced on one block, as B,and then the nap reversed on the block B,both blocks and shaftsrevolving in the same direction. By this method the whole hat is pouncedby one operator, thus securing better and more uniform results than ifdifferent workmen were en1- Moreover, when several dozen hats arepounced but one way, and stacked one upon the other before the nap isreversed by another pouncing, t'he fine nap remaining on the hats isflattened or smoothed down,so that when the hat is pounced again as finea finish is not secured as when the pounoing is completed before itleaves the hand of the operator. The pouncing-blocks may be covered withsand-paper in the usual manner.

Instead of two shafts, separate and independent, the pouncing-cones mayplaced on a single shaft running betweeffitlm cones, as dotted on Figs.1 and 2, the truncatdpart of the cones being placed more nearly adjacentbetween the bearings.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and wish to secure byLetters Patent, is

1. A hatpouncing machine provided with pouncing-blockshaving the shapeof truncated cones placed between bearings with the truncated portionmore nearly adjacent.

2. The combination, in a hat-pouncing machine, of pouncing-blocks B B,arranged 011 a shaft or shafts between bearings, as O O.

3. A hat-pouncing machine provided with two independent 'shafts, each ofwhich has attached thereto a pouneing-block.

4. In a hat-pouncing machine provided with two independent shafts, thecombination of the shafts A, pouncing-blocks B B, and mech anism adaptedto press the hatbodies against said blocks.

5. In combination, in a 11at-pouncing machine, the shafts A,pouncing-blocks B B, and curved arms 0, all substantially as set forth.

6. In combination, in a hatpouncing ma chine, the shafts A,pouncing-blocks B B, and curved levers 0, having secured theretosupporting-blocks Z).

7. In combination, in a hat-pouncing machine, the shafts A,pouneing-blocks B B, and levers having secured theretoautomaticallyadjustable supporting-blocks.

8. I11 a hat-pouneing machine, an automatically-adjustablesupporting-block capable of accommodating itself to the varyingthickness of the hat-bodies.

9. In combination, in a hat-pouncing niachinc, a pouncing-block, B, andan automatically-adjustable supporting-block adapted to press thehat-bodies against said block.

10. The combination, in a hat-pouncing machine, with a block, b, and anarm, 0, of means adapted to secure an elastic support, all substantially as set forth.

11. In combination, in a hat-pouncing machine, a block, I), arm 0, andan elastic backing, 0.

12. In combination, in a hat-pouncing ma chine, a block, b, arm 0,elastic pieces 0, and means whereby the amount of elasticity may beincreased or diminished.

13. In combination, in a hat-pouncing machine, ablock, 1), arm 0,elastic pieces 0, and bolts d.

14. In combination, in a hat-pouncing machine, the shaft A,poui'lcing-blocks B B, and curved levers 0, having attached to one endan elastic supporting-block, the other end being provided with a slot,f.

15. In combination, the shaft A, pouncingblocks B B, curved levers 0,having attached to one end supporting-blocks I), the other end beingprovided with slots 1", and a connectingpiece or .link, 7.

v 16. In combination, the shaft A, pouncingblocks B B, curved levers 0,having attached to one end a supporting-block, b, the other end providedwith a slot, j", a link, g, having pins working in said slots, andmechanism whereby said curved levers and link may be raised.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this23d day of November, 1883.

FREDERICK F. CAMPBELL.

\Vitnesses:

OLIVER DRAKE, CHARLES H. IELL.

